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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Thin calvarium
  1. ... sides, which communicate with each other through a thin stalk of nerve fibers. The grooves and folds increase the cerebrum’s surface area, allowing us to have a tremendous amount of gray matter inside of the skull. The left side of the brain controls the ...
  2. Head CT Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... your doctor to evaluate your face, sinuses, and skull or to plan radiation therapy for brain cancer. ... head CT to detect: bleeding, brain injury and skull fractures in patients with head injuries. bleeding caused ...
  3. Bones, Muscles, and Joints Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... also protect the organs in our bodies. The skull protects the brain and forms the shape of ... joints don't move. The dome of the skull, for example, is made of bony plates, which ...
  4. Pediatric MRI Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... because of its ability to see through the skull and the bones of the skull and spine without radiation. MRI of the brain ... series of images, each of which shows a thin slice of the body. The radiologist can study ...
  5. Brain Stimulation Therapies Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    ... administered. The electromagnetic pulses pass easily through the skull and cause small electric currents that stimulate nerve ... small holes into the patient’s head; threads a thin insulated wire, usually a pair of wires, through ...